marine museum

/məˌrin mjuˌziəm/
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Other forms: marine museums

Definitions of marine museum
  1. noun
    a tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish and underwater animals
    synonyms: aquarium, fish tank
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    types:
    fish bowl, fishbowl, goldfish bowl
    a transparent bowl in which small fish are kept
    type of:
    storage tank, tank
    a large (usually metallic) vessel for holding gases or liquids
    vivarium
    an indoor enclosure for keeping and raising living animals and plants and observing them under natural conditions
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